April 28, 2007

Odessa Craters

The photo at right shows California hesperochiron (Hesperochiron californicum) as seen along the Odessa Craters trail.....................April 28, 2007.

* 1. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Agropyron spicatum -

2. Giant Wild Rye: Elymus cinereus -

* 3. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* 4. Bulbous bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

* 5. Steppe Bluegrass: Poa secunda -

6. Douglas' Sedge ?: Carex douglasii -

7. Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus -

8. Onion: Allium sp. - In bud.

9. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily, Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus - Basal leaves only seen.

10. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Fading out of bloom with most plants with well-formed seed pods.

* 11. Panicle Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus ? -

12. Western Blue Flag, Wild Iris: Iris missouriensis -

13. Heart-leaved Buckwheat, Northern Desert Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

14. Parsley Desert Buckwheat, Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides -

15. Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum -

* 16. Thyme-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides - Beginning to bloom.

17. Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica -

18. Bitteroot: Lewisia rediviva - A few plants beginning to bloom.

* 19. Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum -

* 20. Common Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 21. Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus - Several plants still in bloom.

22. Hornseed Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus -

* 23. Holboel's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii -

* 23. Spring Draba, Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -

24. Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera -

* 25. Clasping Pepperweed: Lepidium perfoliatum -

* 26. Dagger-pod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - A few plants still in bloom.

* 27. Bulblet Prairie-star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) -

* 28. Smooth Prairie-star: Lithophragma glabrum -

* 29. Small-flowered Prairie-star: Lithophragma parviflora -

* 30. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. -

* 31. Golden Currant: Ribes aureum - Fading out of bloom.

32. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum -

* 33. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Beginning to bloom.

34. Silverweed: Potentilla anserina -

35. Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa or possibly P. arguta -

36. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis -

37. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana - In bud.

38. Wood's Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana -

39. Thread-stalk Locoweed: Astragalus filipes - In bud.

40. Specklepod Milk-vetch: Astragalus lentiginosus - In bud.

* 41. Woolly Pod Milk-vetch: Astragalus purshii - Several plants seen in bloom.

42. Wild Flax: Linum perenne var. lewisii -

* 43. Early Blue Violet, Hook-spur Violet: Viola adunca - Abundant in moist areas.

* 44. Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola nuttallii (var. vallicola ?) - Abundant in moist areas.

45. Stork's-bill, Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

46. Orange Globe Mallow: Sphaeralcea munroana -

47. Sticky Geranium - Geranium viscosissimum - Basal leaves only seen.

* 48. Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi - One plant seen in bloom, the rest are going to seed.

* 49. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley, Chocolate-tips: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum -

* 50. Coeur d' Alene Desert Parsley: Lomatium farinosum -

* 51. Biscuitroot, Large-fruited Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum -

* 52. Nine-leaved Desert Parsley: Lomatium simplex var. simplex (formerly Lomatium triternatum var. platycarpum) -

* 53. Few-flowered Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum -

* 54. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis) - Mostly bloomed out.

* 55. Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia -

* 56. Small-flowered Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum -

* 57. California Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron californicus -

58. Whtie-leaved Phacelia: Phacelia hastata -

* 59. Tarweed Fiddleneck: Amsinckia lycopsoides -

* 60. Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis micrantha -

* 61. Slender Popcorn-flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus -

* 62. Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii -

* 63. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -

* 64. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

* 65. Longhorn Plectritis, White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera -

* 66. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

* 67. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha -

68. Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia - Only the basal leaves seen.

69. Tarragon, Dragon Wormwood: Artemisia dracunculus -

70. Prairie Sage: Artemisia ludoviciana -

71. Rigid Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida -

72. Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata -

73. Three-tip Sagebrush: Artemisia tripartitia -

* 74. Arrow-leaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata -

75. Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atrabarba - In bud.

76. Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (formerly Chrysothamnus nauseosus) -

77. Green rabbitbrush: Ericameria viscidiflora (formerly Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) -

78. Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis -

79. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - In bud.

80. Blanket-flower: Gaillardia aristata -

* 81. False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides (formerly Microseris troximoides) -

* 82. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -

83. Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

Harriers

Red-tailed Hawks?

Western Meadowlarks

Horned Larks - Numerous.

White-crowned Sparrows

Violet-green Swallows